He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled ...
Seattle Opera to present a ‘Magic Flute’ that’s a bold spectacle
Seattle Opera will present a "Magic Flute" that mixes live performance with projected animations, turning singers into living parts of a cinematic spectacle.
First Opera Created By A Black Composer To Officially Debut Nearly 140 Years Later
Edmond Dédé composed Morgiane 138 years ago, but his racial identity prevented the opera from receiving proper staging.
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After 138 years, a Black composer's magnum opus finds a stage in New Orleans
Now, 138 years after it was composed, Morgiane is being produced in a concert setting. Two companies, OperaCréole and Opera ...
L.A.'s classical KUSC will merge programming with San Francisco sister station
KUSC and the Bay Area's KDFC will combine their radio programming and on-air staffs. Cost cutting is not to blame, leadership says.
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The Best Upcoming Performing Arts Events in Dallas From Now Through Spring
From "Back to the Future: The Musical" to Rachmaninoff, Dallas stages have something for you this spring.
The Dallas Opera’s radical imagining of Gluck’s ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’
It’s one of the most oft retold stories of Greek mythology. The beautiful Eurydice, beloved of the musician Orpheus, dies and ...
An opera from the ages
Dido and Aeneas opera, staged at the Bangalore International Centre, blends Western music with Indian aesthetics, to showcase ...
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Tucson classical music sees biggest post-pandemic audiences
Audiences pack the halls for Arizona Opera, Tucson Symphony and Southern Arizona Symphony; organizers say it's the biggest ...
Top 10 artists with the most Grammy wins
Each of these artists has uniquely contributed to their respective genres and achieved remarkable recognition.